Cook County Sheriff’s Office

Fatal crash scene Central Road near Oakton Community College Des Plaines

Fatal Vehicle vs Pedestrian Crash at Des Plaines River Trail and Central Rd Near Oakton Community College — Report that Pedestrian Was a Bicyclist Not Confirmed

Sun Aug 9, 2020 08:39 pm Cardinal News

Fatal vehicle pedestrian crash near Cook County Forest Preserve Trail near Oakton Community College Des Plaines Police, Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies, and firefighter/paramedics from Des Plaines responded about 10:56 a.m. Sunday August 9, 2020 to […]

House fire in unincorporated Hoffman Estates Tuesday July 14, 2020

Fire at House on Shotkoski Drive in Unincorporated Hoffman Estates Involved Natural Gas Service; Severely Damaged Home

Wed Jul 15, 2020 05:46 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighter/paramedics and command officers from Bartlett, Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Elgin, South Elgin and Streamwood responded about 5:12 p.m. Tuesday July 14, 2020 to a report of a house fire in […]

One-Vehicle Crash on Roselle Rd Near Central Rd in Unincorporated Palatine Township Kills Schaumburg Woman

Thu Jun 18, 2020 03:46 pm Cardinal News

Police from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and firefighter/paramedics from Palatine Fire Department responded about 5:04 a.m. Monday June 15, 2020 to a report of a serious crash with an unresponsive person inside an SUV […]

Missing Endangered Glenview girl Monica Elias (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

FOUND SAFE: Cook County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help from Public in Locating Missing, Endangered Teen Girl from Unincorporated Glenview

Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:28 pm Cardinal News

The Cook County Sheriff Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered teenage girl from unincorporated Glenview. UPDATE: The Cook County Sheriff’s Office reported on Thursday morning that Monica Elias […]

Former Arlington Heights Resident/Cook County Jail Inmate Awaiting Trial Dies at Stroger Hospital with Advanced Cancer, Coronavirus Symptoms and Positive COVID-19 Test

Wed May 6, 2020 02:11 pm Cardinal News

An Arlington Heights male jail inmate with advanced cancer, who was awaiting trial for his second bar fight, died Tuesday May 5, 2020 after being admitted to Stroger Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms in April 2020. […]

Monica Elias, missing teen unincorporated Glenview

Cook County Sheriff Asks for Public’s Help in Locating Missing Teen from Unincorporated Glenview

Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:29 am Cardinal News

COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenage girl from unincorporated Glenview. Monica Elias, 15, was reported missing by her family on […]

One Hurt in Crash with Icy Road Conditions at Roselle Rd and Algonquin Rd, Palatine

Wed Apr 15, 2020 04:52 am Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s police and firefighter/paramedics from Palatine responded about 4:26 a.m. Wednesday April 15, 2020 to a report of a crash with injuries at Roselle Road and Algonquin Road in Palatine. One Basic Life […]

Court-Ordered Evictions, Cook County Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program Suspended Due to COVID-19 Precautions

Sat Mar 14, 2020 08:29 pm Cardinal News

COOK COUNTY, IL – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has suspended all court-ordered evictions for the next 30 days, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The suspension is in response to an order from the […]

Christopher Mota, homicide suspect involving Niles and unincorporated Maine Township crime scenes (SOURCE: Cook County Sheriff's Office)

Two Teens Charged with Murder in Shooting Death of Man Shot in Niles and Dumped on a Street Corner in Unincorporated Maine Township/Des Plaines

Wed Mar 4, 2020 07:01 pm Cardinal News

Homicide investigation at Greenwood Drive and Greenwood Drive East in unincorporated Des Plaines. Christopher Mota of Waukegan and a teenager, whose identity has not been released, have been charged with murder in connection with a […]

Female Suspect Charged After Emaciated Pit Bull Found in Trash Bag Near Forest Ave in Willow Springs

Wed Mar 4, 2020 10:15 am Cardinal News

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 48-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the abuse and abandonment of a dog found in Willow Springs, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. […]

Shooting Death: Cook County Sheriff’s Police Investigate Death at Street Corner at Greenwood Drive and Greenwood Drive East, Unincorporated Des Plaines

Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:59 am Cardinal News

Death investigation at Greenwood Drive and Greenwood Drive East in unincorporated Des Plaines Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighter/paramedics from Niles Fire Department and North Maine Fire Protection District responded about 9:16 p.m. Friday, February […]

Male Suspect from Chicago Charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse After Using a Dating App to Meet Undercover Police Officer Posing as 15 Yr-Old Boy

Fri Feb 28, 2020 07:10 pm Cardinal News

A 40-year-old male Chicago resident has been charged with multiple felonies after a Cook County Sheriff’s Police investigation found he solicited an undercover officer posing as a teenage boy on a dating app, Sheriff Thomas […]

Christian Gonzalez, accused of killing rival gang member, cellmate in Cook County jail

Gang Member Accused of Killing Rival Gang Member in Cook County Jail Cell

Thu Feb 6, 2020 04:51 pm Cardinal News

A rival gang member has been accused of killing a cell inmate, who had been charged attempted murder and was placed in the cell only 30 minutes before his death. Christian Gonzalez, age 24, is […]

Pedro Ruiz, found dead in cell in Cook County Jail

Cook County Jail Detainee, Charged with Attempted Murder, Found Dead with Head Trauma Inside Jail Cell

Sat Feb 1, 2020 09:25 pm Cardinal News

A Cook County corrections inmate jailed this week was found dead about 1:53 a.m. Saturday February 1, 2020 in his cell at Cook County Jail, 2700 South California Avenue in Chicago. Pedro Ruiz, age 19, […]

Cook County Sheriff’s Investigate Report of 2 Stabbed at 7-ELEVEN on Algonquin Rd Near Plum Grove Rd, Unincorporated Schaumburg — Injuries Not Confirmed

Sun Jan 19, 2020 07:38 pm Cardinal News

Cook County Sheriff’s deputies investigate report of a stabbing in unincorporated Schaumburg. Police from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Village of Schaumburg, and firefighter/paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 4:40 a.m. Sunday January […]

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